Speaking to ANI, the union minister said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, one of the biggest faces in the bloc, had also left the INDIA bloc a day before.
"This is a joyous day. People from across the world are participating in the pranpratishtha ceremony. The newly constructed Ram Mandir is being inaugurated today. Several people are in joy today and so I have come here to be part of this joyous occasion," Union Minister Ramdas Athawale sa
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale cleans the premises of the Buddha Temple in the Bandra area of Mumbai on Wednesday, as part of the Swachchata Abhiyan campaign.
Hitting out at Congress for declining the invitation to the 'Pran Pratishtha' programme of Ram Mandir on January 22, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that the grand old party is making excuses, but the public will teach them in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Nyay Yatra, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that Rahul Gandhi did the Bharat Jodo Yatra but his goal was not to "unite" the country but to "pull it apart."
"The objectionable statement that he made regarding women is not right. It is our responsibility to respect women. He has apologised for it but it does not work like that. There should be some action against him," Athawale said.
Affirming that the BJP would wrest power from the Congress in Chhattisgarh in the upcoming Assembly elections, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said the general mood and pulse of the public was in favour of the saffron party as compared to the last legislative polls.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday demanded suspension of TMC MP Mahua Moitra over the alleged 'Cash for Query' scandal and said that if Mahua Moitra has done this work of taking money to ask questions, then the investigation should be done.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the passage of Women's Quota Bill and termed it as 'historical decision'.
Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday said hit out at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Republic Party of India leader and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, claiming they have become "political non-entities".